Evaluation of a new elderly trauma triage algorithm

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 447-451

  Davis, James S ^a   Allan, Bassan J ^a   Sobowale, Olu ^a   Ivascu, Felicia ^a   Orion, Kristine ^a   Schulman, Carl I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly adults; trauma; trauma system; triage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CODING ALGORITHM; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865958277     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318261f6f4     Document Type: Review

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